Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-08
HARTFORD, Feb. {


 ings-The Grade Crossing Bills And
 Incorporation IOf Cengregationol
 Churches = The State Militia And
 Their Petitions.
 HARTFORD, Feb. 2. Special to the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Lawmaking will begin in earnest at the State Capitol to morrow. The hardest work for the Solons for the next month will be in the committee rooms. Many important hear ings are to take place during the week. To- morrow afternoon the railroad committee will open the hearing on the grade crossing bills. This hearing will undoubtedly be largely attended as the proposed change in the grade crossings which has already been discussed at length in the COURIER has ex- cited much comment throughout the entire State. The judiciary committee tomorrow will hear all persons interested in the new secret ballot plan, and it will devote the whole of Wednesday afternoon to several of county commissioners. At the hearing on the county commissioner terms there will in all probability be warm discussion. To- morrow the banking committee will resume the hearing on the several bills regulating investments by savings banks. The labor committee will resume their interesting hear ings tomorrow also immediately after the House adjournment. The bills for ten hour law come up to- morrow before this committee. The weekly payment and factorizing bills on which hearings have already been held will come before the committee on Thursday af- ternoon. A lively contest is expected before the committee on interpretations on Thursday when the bill providing for the incorporation of Congregational churches will be dis cussed. The temperance committee will further consider the bills regulating liquor selling by druggists tomorrow, and on Thursday afternoon will take up the bills to prevent the use of liquors and tobacco by minors. Other but less important hearings will take place during the present week.
 There were two petitions presented to the legislature last week which will interest New Haveners greatly. One is that the Governor shall be empowered to designate any and all regiments of the State, the battalion and the artillery of Con- necticut National Guard ,and also the Cover nor's Guards, to represent the State at the dedlcatory ceremonies of the soldiers monu ment on East Rock park, and directs that the quartermaster general shall furnish
  city of New Haven. The other petition is that the quartermaster general shall loan to the commander of the G. A. R. of Connecti cut camp equipage to be used on tho same occasion. The reason for these petitions is that sham battle is to be fought on the day when the monument is to be dedicated, be- tween the u A. R. and the State militia. The above is only partially made known up here, but it is thought the battle will take place.
 The Connecticut National Guard will be much heard of about the lobby the coming week. There is bill now pending for the c. N. c. E reorganization which is exceeding Iy sweeping in it's nature The plan outlined in brief is that the adjutant general shall be both quartermaster and commissary general in times of peace, to have that officer graduate of West Point and to dissolve all brigade organizations. In times of war the adjutant general may reorganiz the brigade if he sees fit. Regimental bands shall also be disbanded and music for encampmsnt shall be paid for by the day.
 The Second regiment, with it's usual enter prise, got ahead of the other regiments in presenting their petition first for leave to go to Washington and to excuse them from camp duty. There is but little doubt that their petition will be granted by unanimous vote All the regiment asks the State to do is to pay it for it's weeks service at Washington at Mantle and transport the regiment and it's effects to the State line. The regiment is already holding drills among the companies in preparation for the affair, 50 it is stated up here. It is not yet certain whether the rest of the regiments will go to Washington. If the State desires to be represented in Washington the Second will certainly go, for it is the only complete regiment in the State with ten companies and therefore only eligi- ble to enter for reginental competition. It is estimated that it will cost about $10 per man for transportation from New York to Washington and return. Military men say the regiment would derive great good from the trip on account of the points to be gain ed from contact with crack military bodies